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High 8.8Published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-70343Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, higher than 56% of scored CVEs.
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Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.80% (percentile 56)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Extension microsoft:mpeg_2_video_extension (from the name) | from 1.0.0.0 before 1.2.32.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70343vendor-advisory, patch
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